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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 236 yards and a touchdown, running back Marshawn Lynch rushed for 104 yards on 20 carries, and the Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 19-3 Thursday night in a showdown between NFC West foes. The Seahawks (8-4) moved 1 1/2 games behind Arizona (9-2) in the West and improved their position in the wild card playoff race. The 49ers (7-5), meanwhile, fell 2 1/2 games behind the Cardinals, and suffered a blow to their wild card hopes. Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman intercepted two passes, and Steven Hauschka made all four of his field goal attempts, connecting...

As the Bears prepare for this weekend’s trip to San Francisco, we asked Matt Barrows, the 49ers beat writer for the Sacramento Bee, for his candid personal scouting report. Here are four things you need to know about the Niners before Sunday’s prime...

ATLANTA -- Matt Bryant kicked a 51-yarder field goal on the final play of regulation, then booted a 52-yarder in overtime to give the Atlanta Falcons a 37-34 victory over the New Orleans Saints. In another thriller between the NFC South rivals Sunday,...

Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo said he plans to reach out to San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver in hopes of starting a positive discussion, following Culliver's anti-gay comments earlier this week. Ayanbadejo has been vocal in his...

Gay characters coming out in prime time is nothing new.In fact, “Coming-out narratives are cliches,” according to Ron Becker, author of “Gay TV and Straight America” (Rutgers University Press, 2006).“They were big in the 1970s and ’80s, but even by the...